Anyone remember these? They were my favorite meal as a kid. They were sold 4 or sometimes 5 for in the frozen section. It is a little cardboard box that opened up like an envelope. Inside was a plastic bag with diffent meals that you would put in boiling water and then cut it open and we used to put it over toast. They had salsbury steak, a pot pie filling type one, creamed chip beef and others. We used to make these all the time for lunch. This was before microwaves were around.

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These frozen meals were called Banquet Cookin' Bags. I LOVED the Chicken A La King and Sliced Turkey With Gravy. I did not care for the Creamed Chipped Beef variety. It's too bad that Banquet discontinued this item. It was a great lunch to have on a budget.

My Mom and I just had a discussion about them and she doesnt remember them.. I feel like that is all I had for dinner.... Forgot all about the chicken a la king.. it had funny red stuff in it..
I was a fan of the mystery poultry/w gravy. And yummmy with the icky white bread.. I think I would gag eating one now...

My mom would buy me the Sloppy Joe Cookin' Bags and I would eat them after I got home from roller skating every Friday night. I imagine they went out of style once microwaves came into being--who wants to wait for water to boil when you can nuke something in 30 seconds? It really takes me back...

I loved the Chipped Beef, Chicken ala King I made a lot of Boiling bags when I was a kid... With out a Microwave that was the easiest meal for a pre teen/ teen to make themselve, that wasn't a Sandwich.

I used to really enjoy the Creamettes boil in the bag Macaroni and Cheese(late 1960's) and on Friday nights I used to make Celeste' bib ravioli just before Creature Features came on(WGN-Chicago-1960's). Wish they were still produced. Anyone know who makes similar items?

My grandmother made Creamettes Boil in Bag Macaroni & Cheese every weekend for me while we watched the Muppets and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. They were the best meals. I wish they still made them!

I seen a coupon a customer had the other day and he said that he saw a boil in a bag entree at Kroger's. Since then I have been searching all over for these. I loved the ala king, salisbury steak, and the sliced turkey with gravy..Love to make an open face turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes, slice of bread and sliced turkey with gravy!! yummmm

Before microwave ovens had achieved the ubiquity they enjoy today, the Boil-in-Bag ('Boilin' Bag'?) entrees were a high-tech novelty. A TV dinner might take 45 minutes to bake in an oven, so the seven or eight minutes (not counting the time it took to get the water boiling in the first place) required to heat the Boil-in-Bag seemed modern-wonder fast. Seems quaint now to think of that transitional period between old-fashioned cooking and prefab microwave cuisine, when our convenience foods were still prepared using heat. The chicken a la king was far and away my favorite, with those firm peas that popped when you bit them... but in every bag or two there was a messy hunk of chicken with tendon attached - a tough and unpleasant surprise. Other than that, the sauce was like nothing I've tasted recently. Flavorful, without relying too much on salt. Tasted great over toast.

well i'm gonna try to make these myself and put them in the freezer. I'm gonna have surgery on my wrist so I won't be making food or washing dishes for a couple of month's. Please wish me luck that my homemade meals are a success. lol By the sounds of it i'm your age but i don't remember any boil-in- bag meals.

I just happened to find cans of Swanson chicken ala king at Schnucks here in St. Louis, 2 days ago. I can't wait to try it! I miss those boil I. Bags of it from my childhood! Ate it on white bread, yum...

I remember boil in bags too. I think they were made by Banquet. I like the chicken a la king over rice and the chipped beef on toast. All of them were good. We should all contact Banquet and tell them to bring them back.

I raised my kids on Banquet chicken ala king boilin bags. I wish they would bring them back. My kids are in their 40s and just recently asked about them. They think their kids would like them too. If I knew who to ask to get them back, I would.

I miss them so much as well! I got the chipped beef entree at Krogers yesterday! It was like heaven again, but can not find any others we use to have! Stouffer's makes the chipped beef....it was great to taste it again!

Yep, those Banquet Boil in Bags were a staple,too; a definitely item on the weekly grocery list. When my dad left and the older brothers and sister moved out, it was just me and my mom. When she was taking classes at CUNY, these were a great headstart to a meal when she was too tired to cook. The turkey w/ gravy and chicken ala king were favorites served w/ bread, or potatoes or rice. YUMMY!

These Boil in Bags were a staple in our house when I was growing up. They were super cheap and served over Wonder bread made a great meal. The Chicken Ala King was my favorite. Someone mentioned red things in the meal, which were red peppers. And I agree with Tom about the chewy chicken here and there which was gross, but didn't stop us from eating them. We would throw that away and keep eating. Banquet, bring them back!

I was just thinking of those boil a bag and wanted one so bad. When I was in college, that was all I ate. 50 cents a package I believe. Wish they would come back out with them, even for a limited time.

I just emailed banquet. Let's see what they have to say. I have four kids. An 2 out of 4 would probably eat them. I grew up in the 90's. I was born in "87" my favorite was the chipped beef an Salisbury steak.

I really miss the Chicken ala King. Was totally a favorite growing up. A store by our house has the Swanson in a can and we have it from time to time but its just not the same. Different flavor to the sauce and its a bit thicker. The boil in bag CaK over rice was devine.

I lived on Banquet Boil-n-Bags. I made $89.00 a week back in the mid 70's. I could make myself a good meal with these. I LOVED the Chicken a la king, so good with toast. I lived on these, pot pies or a hamburger patty, no bread, just chilies and mustard. Boil-n-bags were the best, hands down. I can now afford to make great meals at home, but I will fondly remember those great meals on toast.